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Content

Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. Clearly answers the over-arching question with insight.

Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good. Answers the over-arching question.

Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. Makes reference to the over-arching question, but doesn't show insight.

Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors.

Organization

Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material.

Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed.

Content is logically organized for the most part.

There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts.

Originality

Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative, inventive and insightful. Product is unique and shows planning and purpose.

Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights. Product shows planning and purpose.

Uses other people's ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of original thinking. The product shows some planning and purpose.

Uses other people's ideas, but does not give them credit. Product is not very creative.

Attractiveness

Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation.

Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation.

Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content.

Use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presentaion content.

Mechanics

No misspellings or grammatical errors.

Three or fewer misspellings and/or mechanical errors.

Four misspellings and/or grammatical errors.

More than 4 errors in spelling or grammar.

Sources

Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. All documented in desired format.

Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. Most documented in desired format.

Source information collected for graphics, facts and quotes, but not documented in desired format.

Very little or no source information was collected.

Presentation

Well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention.

Rehearsed with fairly smooth delivery that holds audience attention most of the time.

Delivery not smooth, but able to maintain interest of the audience most of the time.

Delivery not smooth and audience attention often lost.

Requirements

All requirements are met and exceeded.

All requirements are met.

One requirement was not completely met.

More than one requirement was not completely met.